LONGVIEW HERDING APP

Connecting Cowboys and Livestock to Keep Ranches Viable

ROLE

Research, UX/UI

Tools

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Sketch, Keynote

Deliverables

Personas, Journey Map, Wireframes, UI Comps, Decks

Sector

Agriculture

The Longview Herding app harnesses geofencing and RFID technology to benefit a old trade: livestock ranching. My design team partnered with mobile app developers, Carnegie Labs, to lay its groundwork. The spark of innovation came as one of Carnegie’s founders searched for ways to keep his family’s ranch viable.

Longview Herding integrates Carnegie's IoT tools to help ranchers monitor the locations and health of their herd from any mobile device. And by enabling customized alerts - including livestock vital signs and water tank levels - ranchers can do more with fewer resources, improving profitability.

Research: Walking a mile in someone else’s cowboy boots

Our user research involved in-depth interviews with ranchers in Texas, Colorado, and Wyoming, including field studies to observe how they currently track their herds with or without technology.

Pain points and particularly time-consuming tasks were carefully documented and we left interviewees with a survey to address any additional thoughts.

Exploring the competitive landscape and getting to know users

To get a picture of best practices in this sector, my team conducted a comparative and competitive analysis across a wide range of similar apps from around the world.

I created user personas to detail core demographics of our audience. Each one included customer use-cases I felt were important to consider during design.

For example: One-handed navigation was important for users on horseback and UI colors had to be readable through the polarized sunglasses worn by many users.

As we gained more insights into exactly who would be using the app and under what conditions, I created a journey map and storyboards to visualize each touchpoint. I created Powerpoint decks for each, and presented my work to the team for review.

The flow for drawing a boundry

Building a hardworking app

In close collaboration with the development team, I helped create the following deliverables, which we evolved over several approval rounds before my role concluded:

Wireframes

UI Mockups

Prototypes with InVision

Early wires with Day and Night mode

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I value curiosity, accountability, and collaboration. My strong work ethic is rooted in a passion for lifelong learning. People say I’m organized, accessible, and honest. A tenacious self-manager, I delight in achieving goals and beating timelines. I’m usually listening to music and I love animals (especially my two shelter mutts).